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Sy Oliver

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Aliases
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sy Oliver and His Ensemble
Real name
Melvin James Oliver
Born
December 17, 1910
Died
May 28, 1988
Country
United States
IPI
00022871693 11 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Jazz trumpet player and singer, bandleader, arranger and composer
Family
Lillian Clark Spouse (1946-1988)
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Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes Sy Oliver and His Orchestra November 1949 Decca
Ain't That a Shame Sy Oliver & Orch. - Vocal Jim Brown 1955 Bell
Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me Ella Fitzgerald and Sy Oliver March 1950 Decca
Because of You Louis Armstrong - With Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver October 1951 Decca
Begin the Beguine Connee Boswell with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver February 1952 Decca
Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!) Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra 1950 Decca
Caravan Sy Oliver and His Orchestra June 1949 Decca
Castle Rock Sy Oliver and His Orchestra July 1951 Decca
Cheatin' on Me Sy Oliver and His Orchestra 1950 Decca
Crying in the Chapel Ella Fitzgerald with The Ray Charles Singers with Instrumental Accompaniment directed by Sy Oliver July 1953 Decca
Deep River Sy Oliver and His Orchestra 1950 Decca
Disc Jockey Blues Peter Lind Hayes - orchestra directed by Sy Oliver December 1949 Brunswick
Don't Steal My Heart Beulah Swan - Music Under Dir. of Sy Oliver June 1954 Bethlehem Records
Dragnet Sy Oliver Orchestra 1953 Bell
Francie Ray Bolger with Vocal Chorus and Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver June 1950 Decca
Friendly Persuasion - When the White Lilacs Bloom Again Anne Lloyd and Michael Stewart - Sy Oliver & Orchestra 1956 Bell
Gran'ma Plays the Numbers Sy Oliver and His Orchestra March 1949 Decca
Grieving for You Ginnie Powell with Orchestra Directed by Sy Oliver March 1949 Decca
Gum Drop Mills Brothers with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver October 1955 Decca
Heavenly Father Evelyn Knight with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra April 1952 Decca
Hittin' the Bottle Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sy Oliver 1936 Decca
I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby Sy Oliver and His Orchestra September 1950 Decca
I Didn't Know What Time It Was Eileen Wilson with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra and Chorus April 1950 Decca
I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell Bing Crosby with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra - Vocal with The Aristokats May 1950 Decca
(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It Ella Fitzgerald with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra July 1953 Decca
I'll Be Seeing You Frank Sinatra - Orchestra conducted by Sy Oliver September 1961 Reprise Records
In the Middle of a Kiss Bette McLaurin with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver April 1953 Coral
I See a Million People (But All I Can See Is You) Gloria DeHaven, Vocal, with Orchestra Under the Direction of Sy Oliver and The Song Spinners 1951 Decca
I've Got the World on a String Ella Fitzgerald with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra 1950 Decca
Jilted Cab Calloway - Sy Oliver and Orchestra May 1954 Bell
Joe Sings Joey, Joey, Joey Peggy Lee with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver March 1956 Decca
Kissin' Bug Boogie Sy Oliver and His Orchestra October 1951 Decca
La vie en rose Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra 1950 Decca
Lemme Go Tamara Hayes with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver 1951 Decca
Love Me 5 DeMarco Sisters with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver October 1954 Decca
Love Me or Leave Me Sammy Davis, Jr. - Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver April 1955 Decca
Lover Come Back to Me Helen Forrest with Sy Oliver and Orchestra 1953 Bell
Lullaby of Birdland Ella Fitzgerald - Chorus and Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver July 1954 Decca
Mabellene Sy Oliver & Orch. - Vocal Jim Brown 1955 Bell
Mambo Baby Jim Brown and The Four Bells - Sy Oliver and Orchestra 1954 Bell
My Life's Desire Don Cherry with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver June 1951 Decca
"O" (Oh!) Sy Oliver and Orchestra September 1, 1953 Bell
Skokiaan Louis Armstrong with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver September 1954 Decca
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Jeri Southern with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver May 1957 Brunswick
St. Louis Blues Mambo Ellie Russell - Sy Oliver and Orchestra December 1954 Bell
Take Me Frank Sinatra - Orchestra conducted by Sy Oliver 1961 Reprise Records
That Old Feeling Kay Thompson with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra August 1950 Decca
That's How Our Love Will Grow Evelyn Knight with The Ray Charles Singers - Directed by Sy Oliver March 1951 Decca
The Blacksmith Blues Sy Oliver and His Orchestra with Trudy Richards February 1952 Decca
The Come Back Peggy Lee with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver March 1956 Decca
The Cricket Song Ray Bolger with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver April 1957 Kapp Records
The Jones Boy Mills Brothers with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra November 1953 Decca
The Morningside of the Mountain Arthur Prysock with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver August 1951 Decca
Them There Eyes Billie Holiday with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver August 28, 1950 Decca
There'll Be No Tear Drops Tonight Betty Johnson - Sy Oliver and Orchestra 1954 Bell
The Touch Betty Johnson – Dave McRae - Sy Oliver and Orchestra September 1954 New-Disc
The Wreck of the Old 97 Danny Kaye with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver June 1950 Decca
To Think You've Chosen Me! Sy Oliver and His Orchestra and Ralph Young with 3 Beaus and a Peep October 1950 Decca
Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer Ella Fitzgerald with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra April 1951 Decca
Wagon Wheels Sy Oliver and His Orchestra July 1950 Decca
We'll Build a Bungalow Sy Oliver and His Orchestra January 1950 Decca
Wheel of Fortune Arthur Prysock with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver February 1952 Decca
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Sy Oliver and His Orchestra 1949 Decca
(When We Are Dancing) I Get Ideas Louis Armstrong with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver 1951 Decca
Whose Honey Are You Nellie Lutcher with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver November 1955 Decca
(Why Have a Falling Out) Just When We're Falling in Love Mills Brothers with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra 1952 Decca
You Blew Out the Flame in My Heart Tamara Hayes - With Sy Oliver and His Orchestra August 1951 Decca
You Can't Lose a Broken Heart Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver October 1949 Decca
You're a Sweetheart Jack Owens with 3 Beaus and a Peep with Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver March 1950 Decca

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date Label
(Ah-Yes) There's Good Blues Tonight Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven April 1946 RCA Victor
April in Portugal Louis Armstrong May 1953 Decca
Be My Life's Companion Mills Brothers January 19, 1952 Decca
Earthbound Sammy Davis Jr. July 1956 Decca
Four or Five Times Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra July 1935 Decca
Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer Billie Holiday March 1950 Decca
Give Me Time Jeri Southern February 1952 Decca
Goody Goody Ella Fitzgerald April 1952 Decca
Here's Lookin' at You Sammy Davis, Jr. August 13, 1956 Decca
Hula Lou Danny Kaye September 1953 Decca
If You See Sally Don Cherry [US1] July 1953 Decca
I Got a Woman Sammy Davis, Jr. July 1960 Decca
I Gotta Right to Swing Sammy Davis, Jr. August 1960 Decca
I'm Getting Sentimental over You Frank Sinatra 1961 Reprise Records
I Thought About You Eileen Wilson 1951 Decca
I Thought of You Last Night Jeri Southern March 1952 Decca
I Won't Cry Anymore Eileen Wilson April 1951 Decca
I Won't Cry Anymore Eileen Wilson April 1951 Decca
Just for Lovers Sammy Davis, Jr. September 1955 Decca
Lovey Dovey Bunny Paul May 1954 Essex [US]
Me and the Moon Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra September 1936 Decca
Melancholy Me Ella Fitzgerald 1954 Decca
Mixed Emotions Ella Fitzgerald July 1951 Decca
Nowhere Guy Ella Fitzgerald 1953 Decca
Opus One Mills Brothers April 1955 Decca
Pledging My Love Edna McGriff 1955 Bell
Powder Blue Don Cherry [US1] May 1951 Decca
Sh-Boom Barry Frank - The Four Bells 1954 Bell
Song of India Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra February 1944 RCA Victor
Sweet and Hot Ella Fitzgerald November 7, 1955 Decca
Swingin' on Nothin' Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra October 31, 1941 Victor
The Darktown Strutters' Ball Connie Haines with Ray Bloch's Swing Eight June 1948 Signature [US]
The First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald 1958 Decca
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra July 1937 Decca
This Old House Sister Rosetta Tharpe September 1954 Decca
Unsuspecting Heart Georgie Shaw November 1954 Decca
Wanted Someone to Love Me Don Cherry [US1] January 1956 Decca
Where Did You Learn to Love Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra February 1946 RCA Victor
Will You Still Be Mine? Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra May 23, 1941 Victor
You Oughtta Be Mine Peggy Lee September 1956 Decca